ROME — West Liberty Street in Rome has reopened in front of St. Mary of the Assumption Church on Tuesday after being closed ...

have claimed to see and speak with the Virgin Mary. For almost as long, hordes of pilgrims have traveled to visit sites of the virgin’s alleged appearance and to observe the seers’ daily trances. The ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

Situated on the outskirts of ancient Rome along the still-visible Aurelian Walls is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the ...

After praising popular piety in his latest encyclical, Dilexit nos, Pope Francis is expected in Corsica in mid-December for a conference on this topic. An expert on popular piety looks at why, despite ...

Vatican handling of abuse cases seen too slow, secretive First commission report makes numerous recommendations Commission criticised in the past for being toothless Abuse tracking group says new ...

None. "You can't film at the Vatican, ever," says Straughan. "We had to come up with alternatives." Most of those alternatives were in fact in Rome, which is packed with marble-encrusted buildings ...

or talking statues, because these expressed themselves in writing. They are a series of figures scattered throughout Rome that people began using in the 16th century to post what were called ...

The Miami Heat paid tribute to NBA superstar Dwyane Wade by revealing his commemorative statue during a ceremony at the Kaseya Center. The statue, crafted by renowned artists Oscar León and Omri ...

ROME (AP) — With Pope Francis a few weeks away from his 88th birthday, the plotting for his successor is well underway at the Vatican. How timely, then, that just across town in Rome ...